Preschool Sunday School

John 1:43-49 Our story comes from the Bible. It is found in the part, or book, of the Bible called John. John was one of the special helpers of Jesus. Jesus traveled to many places to help people and tell them about God. But Jesus wanted some helpers as He traveled and talked about God. Jesus was visiting a town called Bethany. He decided to go to another town called Bethsaida, near a lake called Galilee. Before Jesus left Bethany, He met a man named Philip. Philip was the kind of helper Jesus wanted. So, Jesus told Philip, "Follow Me." Philip was excited about being Jesus' helper. He went to find his friend Nathanael. Philip found his friend Nathanael sitting under a fig tree. It was a nice shady place where Nathanael could study. He liked to study the Scriptures, God's Word. Philip said, "Nathanael! I just met the person Moses talked about long ago. He's the one all the Scriptures tell about—God's Son! It is Jesus from

2 Kings 4:8-11 Our story comes from the Bible. It is in a part, or book of the Bible called 2 Kings. It is the second book in the Bible that tells about the kings of Israel. We call the book “Second Kings.” The Bible tells us about a man named Elisha (pronounced “ee-LIE-sha”). His name means “God is salvation,” or “God saves.” God had given Elisha a special job. Elisha went from place to place. He told people what God wanted them to do. One day, Elisha went to a town named Shunem (pronounced “SHOO-nem”). A rich woman in Shunem asked Elisha to stay and eat a meal with her and her husband. Elisha became friends with the woman and her husband. He ate with them every time he came to Shunem. After one of Elisha’s visits, the woman said to her husband, “Elisha comes to our town often. I know that our friend Elisha is a special man of God. Let’s do a nice thing for him. We can make a small room in our house for him. It can be on the roof. Then he can stay there whenever he

2 Samuel 4:4; 9:1-13 Our story comes from the Bible. It is in the book, or part, of the Bible called 2 Samuel. We call it “Second Samuel”. It is the second book in the Bible named after a prophet (a messenger of God) named Samuel. The Bible tells us about a man named David. David loved God. He was also the king of Israel. David lived in the city of Jerusalem in a great palace, where there was lots of good food to eat every day. King David thought about a promise he had made years before with his best friend, Jonathan. David and Jonathan promised to always be kind to each other’s families. David wondered what had happened to Jonathan’s family. One day, David sent for a man named Ziba (“ZEYE-buh”), who used to work for Jonathan’s family. David asked him, “Is there anyone left in Jonathan’s family? Is there anyone I can show God’s kindness to?” Ziba said, “Jonathan had a son. His name is Mephibosheth (“muh-FIB-oh-sheth”). He is grown up. But when he was little, he had

Genesis 27:41a; 32:9-21; 33:3-11 Our story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called Genesis. Genesis means "the beginning." The Bible tells us about two brothers, Jacob and Esau. Jacob and Esau were twin brothers. They were the sons of Isaac and the grandsons of Abraham. Jacob and Esau were born at the same time and were the same age. But Esau was a couple of minutes older than Jacob. Because Esau was the oldest son, he would someday receive a special blessing from their father. That was very important. One day, Jacob tricked his father Isaac into giving Jacob the important blessing instead of Esau. Esau was very mad. Esau was so angry that Jacob became afraid. Jacob decided to move away from Esau. So he packed up his things and traveled to another land. Even though God didn’t like what Jacob had done to Esau, God still blessed Jacob. God gave Jacob a large family and many animals. After many years, God told Jacob it was time to g

Genesis 26:12-25 Take-Home Our story comes from the book, or part, of the Bible called Genesis. Genesis means "the beginning." The Bible tells us about a man named Isaac. God gave Isaac lots of land. God blessed Isaac by helping him have many animals and servants. When the animals needed water to drink, Isaac and his helpers took them to a well. A well is a hole in the ground that helps you reach water that is under the ground. The animals and people drank the water from the well. The people who lived near Isaac were upset because he had more animals than they did. They filled Isaac’s wells with dirt so the animals couldn’t drink the water. But Isaac didn’t fight. He knew fighting doesn’t fix problems. The people told him to move away. Isaac didn’t have to go, but he packed his things and moved. Clippity-clop. Isaac made a new home on his land for his family and animals. Diggity-dig. Isaac dug a well so his animals would have water to drink. But Isaac